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Virgil Said:

do you know any german language teaching institutes in pune city in maharshtra state in india?

We Answered:

there is a pune university affiliated foreign landuage teaching institute in f.c road opp. wadeshwar

Arthur Said:

Can anyone give ideas about teaching german as a second language for grade two ?

We Answered:

Start with something they are enjoying. Speak about (ok, I'm not a mom, I have no idea what 8 year olds are in to, nowadays) the zoo. Pets. Birthday parties. Germans are pretty big on their "Namenstag", or so I've been told (my family never really celebrated it, though classmates came and congratulated me on my name day, and my cousins usually even got gifts and so on - more like a second birthday, but smaller). Read a book in German with them that they would enjoy in English. Use loads of pictures and concentrate on getting them interested in talking the language. Don't stress on the grammar that much (it's boring, they'll "shut off"), but make sure your own sentences in German are always correct! Do they have playtime? If so, play German kids songs to them while they can play. Or use German kids "HÃ¶rspielkassetten", like the three ??? (die drei ???) (which might be a little too frightening for them, considering they are only 8), "TKKG", or "Bibbi Blocksberg" (it's about a little whitch, so you have to know if that is apporpriate), "Das kleine Gespenst" (the little ghost), "Die kleine Hexe" (the small whitch - yeah, again, but this is from a different author), ... there are many many more.
Books they might like are probably all the digimon, pokeymon, and so on stuff, but why not read Harry Potter with them in German (if you think that is appropriate and the paretns agree)? Or go use the German classics, like "Das fliegende Klassenzimmer", "Der kleine Mann" "Der kleine Mann und die kleine Miss", "Emil und die Detektive", "Ronja RÃ¤ubertochter", or anything from Roald Dahl?

This link are normal books amazon suggests for kids age 8:
http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=amb_link_7187â€¦

many, many, I don't know, though I have heard of the "Conni" ones (I'm getting teased with it - Conni is my nickname ;) )

There are also many small books, more like leaflets, really, that I remember we had, but they are from so many authors... They usually don't cost a lot and go by the name of "Pixi-books". Here#s a link to them on amazon:

http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_ss_b?__mk_â€¦

As you see, many different subjects, themes or authors...

You can also watch "Die Maus" with them from time to time( Real name: "Die Sendung mit der Maus"). Die Maus is a childrens program that starts with telling you everything they have lined up for that weeks episode in german, and than they tell you the whole thing over again in a different language, like Chinese, Croatioan, English, Frensh, or something. It's a different language every week. The show usually has a couple of mute comic strips containing the mouse, the elphant and the duck, and than it usually explains something, like how stripes get into toothpaste or how a clothes-pin is made or how bread is made or stuff like that, and than they usually have a story by "Captain BlaubÃ¤r" (puppets) and a song later on. All in all the program takes half an hour, and is absolutely the hit with kids. It's been translated into 80 languages, I think, but somehow nobody in the US has ever heard of it.
There are also other /older kids programmes like "LÃ¶wenzahn" or so, but they have been discontinued because the main charakter "retired" and no one accepted the ones that wanted to take over. Sad, but true.

Anyway, I hope that helped a little. All in all: Make it fun for them. Make them want to know how the story goes on, make them see that with what they have learned they are able to understand a song or a story, and they will want to go on learning. And with learning, they will get the grammar right.
Good Luck! And have fun!

Donna Said:

Know any good sites for learning the German language?

We Answered:

The BBC has a good languages section in their website - excellent if you have a fast enough connection.

www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german

Randall Said:

Can anyone help me with lesson plans over the German language?

We Answered:

We use the word kaputt when we say things aren't working. That is a German word and it means broken.

Here are some more I found when I googled.

http://www.daube.ch/opinions/sprache06.hâ€¦

Jordan Said:

What degree/requirements are needed to teach German language at a university in New Zealand?

We Answered:

Im guessing a teaching degree...mabey a degree in german( unless u already are german)

Holly Said:

somebody know about a website that explain or teach german language?

We Answered:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/

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